List of bridges in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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This list of bridges in Bosnia and Herzegovina lists bridges of particular historical, scenic, architectural or engineering interest. Road and railway bridges, viaducts, aqueducts and footbridges are included.

Historical and architectural interest bridges[edit]

Name Bosnian Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Canton Ref.
1 Mustaj-bey Bridge Mustaj-begova ćuprija/Ćuprija Klepci National monument 0 m (0 ft) Masonry
1 semi-circular arch
Footbridge
Bregava
 1517 Klepci
43°05′58″N 17°43′18″E / 43.099543°N 17.721776°E / 43.099543; 17.721776 (Mustaj-bey Bridge)		 Herzegovina-Neretva [1]
2 Kosor Bridge Kosorska ćuprija National monument 0 m (0 ft) Masonry
stone-arch
Footbridge
Buna
 16th c. Kosor
 Herzegovina-Neretva
3 Stari Most
rebuilt in 2004		 Stari most Span : 27.3 m (90 ft)
World Heritage Site
National monument		 30 m (98 ft) Masonry
1 pointed arch
Footbridge
Neretva
 1567 Mostar
43°20′14.0″N 17°48′54.1″E / 43.337222°N 17.815028°E / 43.337222; 17.815028 (Stari Most)		 Herzegovina-Neretva [S 1]
[2]
[3]
4 Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge Most Mehmed-paše Sokolovića Conception by Mimar Sinan
World Heritage Site
National monument		 179 m (587 ft) Masonry
11 pointed arches

Drina
 1577 Višegrad
43°46′56.6″N 19°17′16.8″E / 43.782389°N 19.288000°E / 43.782389; 19.288000 (Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge)		 Višegrad [S 2]
[4]
[5]
Drvenija Bridge Drvenija only wooden bridge spanning Miljacka in downtown Sarajevo today Wood

Miljacka
 1898 Sarajevo
43°51′31.5″N 18°26′02.7″E / 43.858750°N 18.434083°E / 43.858750; 18.434083 (Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge)		 Sarajevo [6]
5 Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge Šeher-Ćehajina ćuprija National monument Masonry
4 semi-circular arches (5 originally)

Miljacka
 1586 Sarajevo
43°51′31.5″N 18°26′02.7″E / 43.858750°N 18.434083°E / 43.858750; 18.434083 (Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge)		 Sarajevo [S 3]
[7]
6 Arslanagić Bridge Arslanagića most National monument 80 m (260 ft) Masonry
2 semi-circular main arches

Trebišnjica
 16th century Trebinje
42°42′52.8″N 18°21′14.4″E / 42.714667°N 18.354000°E / 42.714667; 18.354000 (Arslanagić Bridge)		 Trebinje [Note 1]
[S 4]
[9]
[8]
7 Galečka Ćuprija Galečka ćuprija National monument 42 m (138 ft) Masonry
1 semi-circular arch

Šuica river
 - Šuica
43°49′22″N 17°10′58″E / 43.822881°N 17.182657°E / 43.822881; 17.182657 (Galečka Ćuprija)		 Kupres [10][11]
8 Goat's Bridge Kozija ćuprija National monument 42 m (138 ft) Masonry
1 semi-circular arch

Miljacka
 16th century Sarajevo
43°51′13.0″N 18°27′26.2″E / 43.853611°N 18.457278°E / 43.853611; 18.457278 (Goat's Bridge)		 Sarajevo [S 5]
[12]
[13]
9 Kriva Ćuprija Kriva ćuprija National monument
World Heritage Site		 00 m (0 ft) Masonry
1 semi-circular arch

Radobolja river
 1558 Old Town Mostar
43°20′13″N 17°48′47″E / 43.336834°N 17.813117°E / 43.336834; 17.813117 (Kriva Ćuprija)		 Mostar [14][15][S 6]
[16]
10 Ovčiji Brod Ovčiji Brod National monument Masonry
3 semi-circular arches

Zalomka
 16th century Bratač
43°14′34.0″N 18°13′49.7″E / 43.242778°N 18.230472°E / 43.242778; 18.230472 (Ovčiji Brod)		 Republika Srpska [17]
11 Roman bridge in Ilidža Rimski most National monument 40 m (130 ft) Masonry
7 semi-circular arches

Bosna (river)
 16th century Ilidža
43°49′53.7″N 18°17′10.0″E / 43.831583°N 18.286111°E / 43.831583; 18.286111 (Roman bridge in Ilidža)		 Sarajevo Canton [18]
12 Stara Ćuprija
rebuilt in 2009		 Stari most u Konjicu National monument Masonry
6 pointed arches

Neretva
 1683 Konjic
43°39′03.9″N 17°57′46.0″E / 43.651083°N 17.962778°E / 43.651083; 17.962778 (Stara Ćuprija)		 Herzegovina-Neretva [S 7]
[19]
13 Latin Bridge Latinska ćuprija Site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Gavrilo Princip in 1914, which began the July Crisis that ultimately led to the outbreak of World War I.
National monument		 Masonry
4 semi-circular arches

Miljacka
 1799 Sarajevo
43°51′27.5″N 18°25′44.2″E / 43.857639°N 18.428944°E / 43.857639; 18.428944 (Latin Bridge)		 Sarajevo [S 8]
[20]
[21]
14 Bridge on the Neretva Most na Neretvi Destroyed during the Case White, rebuilt and redestroyed for the film Battle of Neretva.
National monument		 78 m (256 ft) Truss
Steel

Neretva
 1888 Jablanica
43°39′15.0″N 17°45′44.5″E / 43.654167°N 17.762361°E / 43.654167; 17.762361 (Bridge on the Neretva)		 Herzegovina-Neretva [22]
15 Customs Bridge [bs]
rebuilt in 1996		 Carinski Most Arch
Concrete deck arch

Neretva
 1900 Mostar
43°20′53.5″N 17°48′37.7″E / 43.348194°N 17.810472°E / 43.348194; 17.810472 (Customs Bridge)		 Herzegovina-Neretva [S 9]
[23]
[24]
16 Festina lente (bridge) Festina lente 38 m (125 ft) Beam bridge
Steel
Footbridge
Miljacka
 2012 Sarajevo
43°51′22.7″N 18°25′03.6″E / 43.856306°N 18.417667°E / 43.856306; 18.417667 (Festina lente (bridge))		 Sarajevo [S 10]
[25]


Major road and railway bridges[edit]

This table presents the structures with spans greater than 100 meters (non-exhaustive list).

Name Bosnian Span Length Type Carries
Crosses 		Opened Location Canton Ref.
1 Ostrožac Suspension Bridge Viseći most Ostrožac 207 m (679 ft) Suspension
Steel deck, concrete pylons
R437
Jablaničko lake
Neretva
Ostrožac
43°41′19.6″N 17°49′16.4″E / 43.688778°N 17.821222°E / 43.688778; 17.821222 (Ostrožac Suspension Bridge)		 Herzegovina-Neretva [S 11]
[26]
2 Babina Rijeka Viaduct Vijadukt Babina rijeka 167 m (548 ft) 405 m (1,329 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
119+167+119
109+163+109

A1 motorway
Babina Rijeka
 Zenica
44°12′42.5″N 17°56′00.5″E / 44.211806°N 17.933472°E / 44.211806; 17.933472 (Babina Rijeka Viaduct)		 Zenica-Doboj [27]
[28]
3 Rača Bridge 150 m (490 ft) Truss
Steel
125+150+125
Railway bridge
Sava
 1934 Brodac Donji–Sremska Rača
44°54′34.7″N 19°17′49.3″E / 44.909639°N 19.297028°E / 44.909639; 19.297028 (Rača Bridge)		 Republika Srpska
(International border BiH and SRB)		 [29]
4 Bridge of Europe (Sava) 150 m (490 ft) 400 m (1,300 ft) Box girder
Steel
125+150+125
M18
Sava
 2010 Brodac Donji–Sremska Rača
44°54′34.7″N 19°17′48.7″E / 44.909639°N 19.296861°E / 44.909639; 19.296861 (Bridge of Europe (Sava))		 Republika Srpska
(International border BiH and SRB)		 [29]
5 Sava River Bridge (Sremska Raca) 150 m (490 ft) Box girder
Steel
Twin bridges
90+150+90
Sarajevo-Belgrade Motorway
Sava
 2021 Brodac Donji–Sremska Rača
44°54′34.7″N 19°17′52.3″E / 44.909639°N 19.297861°E / 44.909639; 19.297861 (Sava River Bridge (Sremska Raca))		 Republika Srpska
(International border BiH and SRB)		 [30]
6 Vranduk 2 Viaduct
under construction		 Most Vranduk 2 150 m (490 ft) 340 m (1,120 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
95+150+95

A1 motorway
Bosna (river)
 Vranduk
44°18′12.9″N 17°54′37.0″E / 44.303583°N 17.910278°E / 44.303583; 17.910278 (Vranduk 2 Viaduct)		 Zenica-Doboj [31]
7 Počitelj Bridge
under construction		 Most Počitelj 147 m (482 ft)(x5) 945 m (3,100 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
105+5x147+105

A1 motorway
Neretva
 Počitelj
43°08′57.3″N 17°44′10.6″E / 43.149250°N 17.736278°E / 43.149250; 17.736278 (Počitelj Bridge)		 Herzegovina-Neretva [32]
8 Island Bridge (Jablanica) 140 m (460 ft) 180 m (590 ft) Box girder
Steel
Road bridge
Jablaničko lake
Neretva
Jablanica
43°41′44.9″N 17°43′53.0″E / 43.695806°N 17.731389°E / 43.695806; 17.731389 (Island Bridge (Jablanica))		 Herzegovina-Neretva [33]
9 Županja-Orašje Bridge Most Orašje-Županja 134 m (440 ft) 792 m (2,598 ft) Box girder
Steel
85+134+85
M1.8
Sava
 1968 Orašje–Županja
45°02′16.9″N 18°42′09.4″E / 45.038028°N 18.702611°E / 45.038028; 18.702611 (Županja-Orašje Bridge)		 Posavina
(International border BiH and CRO)		 [S 12]
[34]
10 Svilaj Bridge Most Svilaj 130 m (430 ft) 660 m (2,170 ft) Box girder
Composite steel/concrete
Twin bridges
100+130+100

A1 motorway
Sava
 2019 Donji Svilaj–Svilaj
45°06′20.6″N 18°18′53.3″E / 45.105722°N 18.314806°E / 45.105722; 18.314806 (Svilaj Bridge)		 Posavina
(International border BiH and CRO)		 [35]
11 Brčko Railroad Bridge 126 m (413 ft) 775 m (2,543 ft) Truss
Steel
92+126+92
Railway bridge
Sava
 1968 Brčko–Gunja
44°52′05.8″N 18°49′51.9″E / 44.868278°N 18.831083°E / 44.868278; 18.831083 (Brčko Railroad Bridge)		 Posavina
(International border BiH and CRO)		 [S 13]
12 Studenčica Viaduct Most Studenčica 120 m (390 ft)(x3) 555 m (1,821 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
80+3x120+70

A1 motorway
Studenčica (river)
 2015 Studenci
43°09′34.0″N 17°38′27.6″E / 43.159444°N 17.641000°E / 43.159444; 17.641000 (Studenčica Viaduct)		 West Herzegovina [S 14]
[36]
[37]
13 Trebižat Viaduct Most Trebižat 120 m (390 ft) 380 m (1,250 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
80+120+80

A1 motorway
Trebižat (river)
 2015 Studenci
43°09′10.8″N 17°37′04.9″E / 43.153000°N 17.618028°E / 43.153000; 17.618028 (Trebižat Viaduct)		 West Herzegovina [S 15]
[38]
14 Vranduk 1 Viaduct
under construction		 Most Vranduk 1 120 m (390 ft)(x2) 390 m (1,280 ft) Box girder
Prestressed concrete
80+2x120+70
70+2x120+70

A1 motorway
Bosna (river)
 Vranduk
44°18′28.8″N 17°54′24.8″E / 44.308000°N 17.906889°E / 44.308000; 17.906889 (Vranduk 1 Viaduct)		 Zenica-Doboj [31]
15 Gazelle Bridge 100 m (330 ft) 300 m (980 ft) Box girder
Steel
V-shaped legs
Sarajevo–Ploče railway
Neretva
 1966 Jablanica
43°38′47.6″N 17°45′50.8″E / 43.646556°N 17.764111°E / 43.646556; 17.764111 (Gazelle Bridge)		 Herzegovina-Neretva [39]
[40]


Notes and references[edit]

  • Notes
  1. ^ The bridge, originally built 5 kilometers upstream from its current location, was partly destroyed during the Second World War. It was moved and rebuilt identically in 1972 following the construction of a hydroelectric dam.[8]
  • Nicolas Janberg. "International Database for Civil and Structural Engineering". Structurae.com.
  1. ^ "Mostar Bridge".
  2. ^ "Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge".
  3. ^ "Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge".
  4. ^ "Perovic most".
  5. ^ "Goat's Bridge".
  6. ^ "Kriva Bridge".
  7. ^ "Old Konjic Bridge".
  8. ^ "Latin Bridge".
  9. ^ "Carinski Most".
  10. ^ "Festina lente".
  11. ^ "Ostrožac Suspension Bridge".
  12. ^ "Zupanja-Orasje Bridge".
  13. ^ "Brcko Railroad Bridge".
  14. ^ "Studenčica Viaduct".
  15. ^ "Trebižat Viaduct".
  • Others references
  1. ^ "Bridge in Klepci". old.kons.gov.ba (in Serbo-Croatian and English). Sarajevo: KONS. January 21, 2003. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  2. ^ "Stari Most - rehabilitation design of the old bridge in Mostar". Mostarbridge.org. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar". Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  4. ^ Prade, 1990, p.417
  5. ^ "Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad". Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Grad Sarajevo pokrenuo obnovu mosta Drvenija | Sarajevo.ba". www.sarajevo.ba (in Bosnian). Sarajevo. 13 Aug 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  7. ^ Čelić, Mujezinović, 1998, p.109
  8. ^ a b "Arslanagića bridge on Trebišnjica river". Go2bosnia.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Arslanagića bridge, the historic monument". Kons.gov.ba - Commission to Preserve National Monuments. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Nepoznata bh. ljepotica u odličnom videu: Znate li za Galečku ćupriju". Radio Sarajevo (in Bosnian). 26 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  11. ^ Milo JUKIĆ (2 September 2016). "Duvno – Mjesto koje je sakrilo svoju prošlost". Bljesak.info (in Croatian). Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  12. ^ Čelić, Mujezinović, 1998, p.87
  13. ^ "Kozija ćuprija, historijski spomenik" [Kozija Bridge, historical monument]. Kons.gov.ba (in Bosnian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  14. ^ "Mostar, the historic site". cija.kons.gov.ba. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  15. ^ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Bosnia and Herzegovina - Kriva Cuprija bridge of Mostar". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  16. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina - Kriva Cuprija bridge of Mostar". Whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  17. ^ Čelić, Mujezinović, 1998, p.294
  18. ^ Čelić, Mujezinović, 1998, p.75
  19. ^ Čelić, Mujezinović, 1998, p.220
  20. ^ Čelić, Mujezinović, 1998, p.118
  21. ^ Owings, W.A. Dolph. (1984). The Sarajevo Trial. Chapel Hill, NC: Documentary Publications. ISBN 0-89712-122-8.
  22. ^ "Memorial complex Battle for the wounded on the Neretva River, the historic area". Kons.gov.ba - Commission to Preserve National Monuments. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  23. ^ Šaravanja, Krešimir. "Mostar's bridges from the Austria-Hungary period" (PDF). Cidom.org (in Bosnian). Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  24. ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.237
  25. ^ "Festina Lente Bridge - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina". Architectuul.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  26. ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.240
  27. ^ "Viaduct Babina Rijeka - Highway corridor Vc, Zenica bypass, Bosnia and Herzegovina". Pipenbaher-consulting.com. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  28. ^ "Babina Bridge". Highestbridges.com. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  29. ^ a b Antovski, Kosta; Bardakoski, Sašo; Dimeski, Goce; Kočkov, Kosta (September 2010). Construction of steel road bridge over the Sava River at Sremska Racha (PDF) (in Serbian). Društvo Graĉevinskih Konstruktera Srbije. p. 157-162. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  30. ^ "Sava River Bridge at Sremska Raca". Lazarpavic.com - Bridge Engineering. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  31. ^ a b "Most Počitelj" (PDF). Nestabilnost - Magazine of the Students of the Civil Engineering Faculty of the University of Mostar (in Bosnian). 19: 54–55. December 2021.
  32. ^ "Most Počitelj" (PDF). Nestabilnost - Magazine of the Students of the Civil Engineering Faculty of the University of Mostar (in Bosnian). 19: 6–11. December 2021.
  33. ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.231
  34. ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.314
  35. ^ Huzjan, Boris; Šošić, Darko (23 September 2019). "Project management during construction of the cross-border Svilaj Bridge" (PDF). Građevinar (in Croatian). 71 (9). Zagreb: Croatian Society of Civil Engineers: 781–790. doi:10.14256/JCE.2604.2019. S2CID 204130776. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  36. ^ Jurišić, Marino; Cvitković, Marko (2016). "Studenčica Bridge testing". Elektronički Časopis Građevinskog Fakulteta Osijek. 7 (12). doi:10.13167/2016.12.1.
  37. ^ "Most Studenčica" [Studenčica Bridge]. Tempus-projekt.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  38. ^ "Most Trebižat" [Trebižat Bridge]. Tempus-projekt.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  39. ^ Chen, Duan, 2014, p.230
  40. ^ Prade, 1990, p.423

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